DG SLEEP

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Embrace the sleep-inducing power of EU legislation. Brought to you by DG Sleep: Satire for sleepyheads. www.dgsleep.eu Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

  1. 23/12/2025

    Christmas special

    Gather round the crackling fireplace and learn of the many merry customs tariffs on Christmas decorations. Fireplace sounds courtesy of user visionear on Pixabay. Text of Regulation available here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    16 min

  2. 28/11/2025

    The Cucumber Regulation

    By populist demand. Rules on cucumber shapes and sizings. The world famous Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1677/88. Regulation available: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A31988R1677&qid=1764364062932 ATLAS Magazine 2019: THE EUROPEAN CUCUMBER-REGULATION: The straight and narrow European Commission press release: The return of the bendy cucumber: 'wonky' fruit and vegetables back on sale from 1st July  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    32 min

  3. 05/08/2025

    International Humanitarian Law

    We dedicate this one especially to E.U. leaders: How do you sleep at night? Text taken from EUR-Lex https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52009XG1215(01) Satire for sleepyheads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    22 min

  4. 17/03/2025

    Saint Patrick's Day Special

    Satire for sleepyheads. Aoir do chodlatáin. Legal notice available at https://european-union.europa.eu/legal-notice_ga Cookie policy available at https://european-union.europa.eu/cookies_ga Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    36 min

  5. 22/02/2025

    I'll Bring EU Flowers (In the Pouring Rain)

    DG SLEEP makes a colourful return to usher in a sleepy spring. Text taken from EUR-LEX: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:31968R0316 Satire for sleepyheads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    20 min

  6. 10/10/2024

    Mower Power to You

    Drift away as the Night Elves revisit a Commission Directive that established the permissible sound power levels of lawnmowers. Text taken from Eur-Lex: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A31987L0252&qid=1728592066652 Insta: @sleepdgsleep Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    23 min

  7. 27/09/2024

    Ode to Jam

    The Council kicks out the jams in this sweet Directive from 2001. Text from Eur-Lex: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2001/113/oj Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sleepdgsleep/ On toast, in yogurt, wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    30 min

  8. 15/09/2024

    Good Sport

    Tonight, the night-elves of DG SLEEP tackle Council conclusions on maximising the role of grassroots sport in developing transversal skills, especially among young people. Text taken from Eur-Lex: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52015XG0527%2802%29&qid=1719518193420 Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sleepdgsleep/ Satire for sleepyheads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    24 min

  9. 09/07/2024

    Could EU be loved: Catnap special

    At your desk or in your cat tree. Take a break where you can get it with the Catnap Special of DG Sleep. Text taken from Eur-Lex, where you'll find a bonus photo of the cat-tree psspsspss: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32014R0350 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    15 min

  10. 24/06/2024

    Working My Way Back to EU

    Nod off while the night-elves of DG Sleep take you back to 2006 and EU Decision No 1672/2006/EC establishing a Community Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity — Progress Text is from Eur-Lex: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32006D1672&qid=1719258368775 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    39 min

  11. 21/06/2024

    Oh those summer nights

    Drift away on the summer solstice while the night-elves of DG Sleep read to you a Sleepy Summertime Directive from 2001. Text is from Eur-Lex. Available here: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX:32000L0084 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    12 min

  12. 17/06/2024

    Plenty More Fish in the Sea

    Fall asleep while DG Sleep reads to you the 1966 text establishing the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas. Text sourced from Eur-Lex: Available here: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A21986A0618%2801%29&qid=1718664100821 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    36 min
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Embrace the sleep-inducing power of EU legislation. Brought to you by DG Sleep: Satire for sleepyheads. www.dgsleep.eu Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    DG Sleep
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    12
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Not Now Productions
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    DG SLEEP